The detail provided in these two cash books is sufficient to provide an insight into the business career of Henry Daws and his professional occupation. More information about his identity, station and civic role would add significance to the evidence. FR 60 in particular is interesting from the point of view of social welfare provision in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Cash books of Henry Daws of Nottinghamshire (distiller, maltster or brewer), 1786-1816
This material is held atUniversity of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 159 Fr 59-60
- Dates of Creation
- 1786-1816
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Nothing is known of Henry Daws whose name appears on the inside cover of the account books in this collection. The first cash book is dominated by payments for barley and malt and it seems likely therefore that Daws was a distiller, maltster or brewer. From the second cash book (FR 69), it can be assumed that he was financially independent, perhaps wealthy and that he was mobile, making regular journeys to Mansfield, Bulwell, Nottingham and Arnold, all in Nottinghamshire, as well as a journey to Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. He visited Newark (presumably Newark-Upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire) to be 'sworn in', probably as a Justice of the Peace or a Poor Law Commissioner. Many of the payments recorded in the second cash book were made to assist the poor, those summonsed to court or fatherless children.
Arrangement
The cash books have been arranged chronologically.
Access Information
ACCESS: Accessible to all registered readers.
REPROGRAPHIC: Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.
Conditions Governing Use
COPYRIGHT: Permission to make any published use of the cash books must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). The Department will try to assist in identifying copyright owners but this can be difficult and the responsibility for copyright clearance before publication ultimately rests with the person wishing to publish.
LANGUAGE: English
Custodial History
The cash books were acquired by The University of Nottingham's Library in 1951.